Taken in December of 2013 in Kuala Lumpur
Guan Di Temple is a shrine to the Chinese God of War. Long strings of spiral incense cones hang from the lintel to perfume the air.
One can see Guan Di in Kuala Lumpur’s Chinatown near Petaling Street.
Taken in December of 2013 in southern Phuket.
When I lived in the US, and I’d buy a pack of frozen shrimp, more often than not it came from Thailand. That astounded me as Thailand is about as far as one can go to get shrimp. Even with freezing, there is a time factor involved. There are both US and US adjacent/proximal producers of shrimp, but Thailand is still a low-cost producer for US markets even with transportation costs figured in.
It’s interesting to be in a place were prices for a shrimp dish are the same as for pork or beef, and sometimes even the same as for chicken.
From Phuket you can see the fleets of fishing trawlers working it all day long.
Taken December 2013 in Kuala Lumpur
Back from my travels to Kuala Lumpur and Phuket, I’m ready to resume blogging. I’ve got a ton of new pics to sift through. Here’s a first installment.
Taken on January 5, 2014 between Phuket Town and Rawai Beach.
One of the cool things about Phuket is a huge Chinese influence relative to other parts of Thailand. Phuket Town is loaded with historic Chinese shrines of all sorts. However, there are also many more modern ones, such as the one above, around the island.
Patong did New Years in a big way with fireworks and flying lanterns
Taken December 27, 2013 on Phuket.
This photo is taken from the Promthep promontory as is the one below.
Taken on Christmas Day on Phuket, Thailand.
This photo turned out a bit otherworldly. It’s a crab on a barnacle-covered rock who is about to be swamped by a boulder-churned slab of white water.
Taken Christmas Eve of 2013 on Phuket.
A rare piece of pristine Phuket, Thailand.
